Singapore Democrats, 5 Jan 2009
The United Aeropsace Workers Local 592, a trade union based in Illinois, USA recently contacted the Singapore Democrats and conducted an interview with Mr Gandhi Ambalam, Chairman. The interview touched mainly on the political situation in Singapore and how it exploits workers here.
The United Aeropsace Workers Local 592, a trade union based in Illinois, USA recently contacted the Singapore Democrats and conducted an interview with Mr Gandhi Ambalam, Chairman. The interview touched mainly on the political situation in Singapore and how it exploits workers here.
Below is the write-up and text of the interview by Timothy Mills:
Given the loss of 533,000 American jobs in November, the largest downturn in thirty-four years, it is vital that we have a public discourse on the cost of free trade and its twin – runaway corporations.
In a free trade advocate’s view, the global marketplace is an idyllic universe of decision makers where everyone is free to buy and sell. In actuality, the exchange between the great masses of humanity and a transnational corporation is neither free nor fair. Does free trade mean that companies can do what they want, no matter the circumstances?
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